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Committee on Commodity Problems - 71st Session

04 Oct 2016 - 06 Oct 2016

FAO Headquarters

The Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) is the FAO Governing Body that tracks agricultural commodity markets. It deliberates key issues, debates the effects on food security, and makes policy recommendations.

Ministerial meeting on long-term commodity price trends and sustainable agricultural development

03 Oct 2016 - 03 Sep 2016

FAO Headquarters

The theme of this year’s Ministerial meeting is ‘Long-term Commodity Price Trends and Sustainable Agricultural Development’.

Twenty-second session of the Intergovernmental Group on Tea

25 May 2016 - 27 May 2016

Naivasha, Kenya

The FAO Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Tea represents a forum for intergovernmental consultation and exchange on trends in production, consumption, trade and prices of tea, including regular appraisal of the global market situation and short term outlook.

Expert Round Table - Best practices in export promotion: Experiences in Latin America, Europe and Central Asia

24 May 2016 - 25 May 2016

IAMO Halle (Saale), Germany

The objective of the two-day Round Table is to contribute to the development of export promotion strategies and plans in Eastern Europe and Central Asia through an analysis of experiences in the region as well as other countries. 

Challenges of trade liberalization and effective implementation of trade rules

17 May 2016

Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

The workshop aims to equip participants with a better understanding of the rules and procedures to address and resolve trade issues for agri-food products in the WTO and other types of agreements.